2012 World Series of Poker

Event 36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
85
Prize
$368,593
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,602,510
Entries
587
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Just 14 Hours Ago...

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Unofficial Final Table of $10k HORSE
Unofficial Final Table of $10k HORSE

Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth have been the talk of the WSOP so far. Several days ago both Phils made a final table and were gunning for a bracelet at different feature tables.

Just several hours ago both Phils were competing against each other for a bracelet in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Event. There are seated together today and one will have to go through the other to advance.

Tags: Phil IveyPhil Hellmuth

Esfandiari's Three

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

We all know that Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak love to play "Johnny Lodden Thinks" - a bidding game wherein an independent, third party picks a number, and two or more players bid until one player has the under, and the other players have the over.

Esfandiari is currently playing Lodden Thinks with his tablemates Chris Klodnicki and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, and they asked another player at the table to set a line for the following scenario.

"What are the chances of success, from 1-100%, of myself, Klodnicki, and ElkY robbing a bank?" he asked. "We have a full year to prepare, we have to remove at least one item from the vault, and we can never be caught."

The player thought of a percentage, and the bidding began. Grospellier bought 18% and under, leaving Klodnicki and Esfandiari with 19% and over.

"Do you want more action?" Esfandiari asked Grospellier. "I'll lay you $1,100:$1,000."

Grospellier refused, and the player gave his number: "Eighty-eight percent. There's no way you guys couldn't rob a bank."

The entire table erupted with laughter.

"I think we're slight favorites," Esfandiari admitted when the laughter died down.

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariBertrand "ElkY" GrospellierChris Klodnicki

Some in Silence, Some Full of Laughs

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There's a weird dynamic today in the field. Some tables are stone serious and are playing in silence. While other tables can be heard from across the room.

Antonio Esfandiari is busy entertaining his table with absurd prop bet situations, Dwyte Pilgrim can be heard laughing from clear across the room and Shane Schleger and Jonthan Duhamel are talking.

The normally entertaining Daniel Negreanu is playing a pretty quiet game at the moment and Scott Clements is spending most of his attention on his laptop.

Table 60 Update

Nick Schulman opened to 225 in early position, a player in front of the button three-bet to 600, and Schulman four-bet to 1,650. His opponent called, and the dealer fanned {8-Spades}{a-Clubs}{2-Hearts}. Schulman led for 1,100, and his opponent called.

Both players knuckled after the {k-Clubs} turned, and the {a-Diamonds} completed the board. Schulman check-called a 3,000-chip bet, and his opponent tabled {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}.

Schulman mucked, but thanks to an earlier pot, still has over 10,000 chips. Sean Getzwiller is missing from the table, while Steve Billirakis has a very large, 25,000-chip stack.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Billirakis us
Steve Billirakis
WSOP 2X Winner
25,500 16,500
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
12,000 3,000
Sean Getzwiller us
Sean Getzwiller
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Sean GetzwillerNick SchulmanSteve Billirakis

Recently Joined the Field

These players have found their seats after cards hit the air.

Player Chips Progress
Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
9,000
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
9,000
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
9,000
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
9,000
David Bakes Baker us
David Bakes Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
9,000
Russell Crane us
Russell Crane
9,000
Brandon Meyers us
Brandon Meyers
9,000
Kurt Jewell us
Kurt Jewell
9,000
Shane Schleger us
Shane Schleger
9,000
Heather Sue Mercer us
Heather Sue Mercer
9,000
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
9,000
Annette Obrestad no
Annette Obrestad
WSOP 1X Winner
9,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
9,000
Eric Cloutier ca
Eric Cloutier
9,000
Jamie Rosen us
Jamie Rosen
9,000
Greg Mueller ca
Greg Mueller
WSOP 3X Winner
9,000
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
WSOP 2X Winner
9,000
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
9,000
Allen Bari us
Allen Bari
WSOP 1X Winner
9,000
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
9,000
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
9,000
Jarred Jaffe
Jarred Jaffe
9,000
Will Failla us
Will Failla
9,000
Nick Binger us
Nick Binger
WSOP 1X Winner
9,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
9,000

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Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0